August 6th @ Minnesota

[RedSoxRooter]

Boston (62-46) at Minnesota (56-53), 7:10 pm EDT

 

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MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Reigning Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana faces veteran lefthander David Wells when the Minnesota Twins meet the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.

 

Santana (10-6, 3.65 ERA) is just 2-4 at the Metrodome this season. He had a personal three-game winning streak snapped in a 2-1 loss to Oakland on Monday. Santana struck out seven and walked just one.

 

In his only start against the Red Sox last year, Santana struck out 12 and allowed just two hits in eight innings.

 

Wells (9-5, 4.45) has dominated the Twins in his career, including last Saturday when he yielded two runs in seven innings of a 6-2 win at Fenway Park. In 37 games and 24 starts against Minnesota, Wells is 19-6 with a 2.27 ERA and three shutouts.

 

His effort a week ago was part of Boston's eight-game winning streak that came to a crashing halt on Friday. Brad Radke tossed seven strong innings and was backed by a 16-hit attack that included Joe Mauer 's three-RBI effort in a 12-0 victory for the Twins.

 

Minnesota's breakout came on the heels of a 1-7 stretch in which the club never scored more than five runs.

[RedSoxRooter]

Let's go Boomer!

[CrespoBlows]

I was wrong on both predictions last night, but screw it I'm going to try again.

 

Score: 4-2 Red Sox

 

Guy that goes deep: Edgar Renteria (yes it sounds crazy, but I have balls)

[RedSoxRooter]

Ha. I call you on that. I think Millar gets one.

[YanksHater213]

Ha. I call you on that. I think Mueller gets one.

[yeszir]

I think its gonna be a 15 inning snooze fest that we win 1-0 on a sac fly by Jose Cruz.

[riverside sluggers]

todays lineups:

 

Boston

1. Johnny Damon cf

2. Edgar Renteria ss

3. David Ortiz dh

4. Manny Ramirez lf

5. Jason Varitek c

6. Kevin Millar 1b

7. Bill Mueller 3b

8. Tony Graffanino 2b

9. G. Kapler rf

 

Minnesota

1. Shannon Stewart lf

2. Lew Ford cf

3. Joe Mauer c

4. Matthew LeCroy dh

5. Jacque Jones rf

6. Justin Morneau 1b

7. Michael Cuddyer 3b

8. Nick Punto 2b

9. Juan Castro ss

[yeszir]

This weekend is kinda boring for talksox. Yesterday was the slowest day we've had in a while, and today isn't shaping up to be much better. Summer weekends, oh well. Might as well go out and enjoy the sun. I'm going to six flags tomorrow! woohoo.

[riverside sluggers]

good news here in todays yanks/blue jays game that is currently in the 5th inning, with jays on top 6-4. Johnson was only able to pitch through the first 4 innings, giving up 10 hits, 6 runs with a walk while striking out 3--Proctor has since relieved him

[suiss SOX]

hey guys, let's hope we wont play like yesterday. i'm omptimistic, were gonna beat'em. let's go boomer!

[Soxfan1]

Score- 10-7 sox

 

Player(s) that go long- Manny and damon.

[suiss SOX]

Score 9-7 sox

maybe it's gonna be close.

[CrespoBlows]

What?! 10-7 Red Sox?!

 

Did you notice who's pitching tonight?

[suiss SOX]

jays lead 8 to4

[suiss SOX]

of course. wells and santana. they are both great pitchers.

[Sizzlin22]

Oh yeah announcement for me... I HAVE MONSTER SEAT TICKETS FOR TUESDAY AGAINT THE RANGERS. Front row.

[riverside sluggers]

gonna be a game that will require schilling to come in and save, 5-2

[Sizzlin22]

No way in hell we get more than 3 off Santana.

[yeszir]

Oh yeah announcement for me... I HAVE MONSTER SEAT TICKETS FOR TUESDAY AGAINT THE RANGERS. Front row.

How did you get them? That's cool man, have fun.

 

ps: make a talksox sign.

[riverside sluggers]

um dude there will be relief pitchers that follow him--well hopefully if sox are able to do what they do best at times, drive up the opposing pitcher's counts--like take millar who does at least once a game, having a 10 pitch at bat

[Sizzlin22]

How did you get them? That's cool man, have fun.

 

ps: make a talksox sign.

Won the lottery in the beggining of the season then shelled out the money. I'll raise you one better. I'm gonna get like 40 feet worth of twine tie something signable to it, attach a pen, and dangle it over everybodys head during BP untill one of them signs it.

[CrespoBlows]

um dude there will be relief pitchers that follow him--well hopefully if sox are able to do what they do best at times, drive up the opposing pitcher's counts--like take millar who does at least once a game, having a 10 pitch at bat

 

The Twins have an excellent bullpen too, so this will not be a high scoring game.

 

Then again this is baseball, and some crazy ass s*** happens.

[Sizzlin22]

Did Ortiz jsut show bunt?

[riverside sluggers]

haha, i think he just did that to get people to laugh, same as when he had stolen a base this season Twins bullpen is good but Romero has been shaky recently including giving up olerud's grand slam

[suiss SOX]

have fun on tuesday, ...that's my birthday.

[riverside sluggers]

its set and done, yankees lose on a final score of 8-5

[yeszir]

I'm sticking by my 1-0 prediction. And it looks like Wells is really pissing the ump off.

[AgentAnni008]

9 batters faced...9 batters out...looking good.

[RedSoxRooter]

Oh yeah announcement for me... I HAVE MONSTER SEAT TICKETS FOR TUESDAY AGAINT THE RANGERS. Front row.

That is sweet!

 

Screw a Talksox sign. Make a sign that reads "I KNOW REDSOXROOTER!"

 

That would OWN.

 

Yanks lose, Sox up 3-0. So far, so good.

[Ray10]

Nice Red Sox lead 3-0 in the Top of the 6th Inning. Now that the Jays beat the Yankees 8-5 the Sox need to win tonight and put New York 4.5 back.